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The Injured Fair. To which are added, The Roving Maids of Edinburgh. The Sweet Temptation. That's the Real Dandy. Nanny of the Hill.

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The Jaunting Car; To which are added. The Light Guitar; The Coronation, and The Isle of Beauty.

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Jim Crow. Hey for a Lass Wi' a Tocher. Mary of Castlecary. Haud Awa Frae Me Donald. This is No My Plaid. Of A' The Airts The Wind Can Blaw. Auld Langsyne.

Illustration on title-page of a young woman wearing a hat, dress, and shawl standing before a gate.

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 1, Architecture: gate, Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Date: 1841-1850, Chapbook Genre: ballads & songs, Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers, Gender: woman/women, Outdoor Scene

The Jolly Beggar, To which is added, The Duke of Argyle's Courtship to an English Lady, and The Weaver's Daughter.

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The Jovial Sons of Jove. Hark, The Hollow Woods Resounding. Highland Minstrel Boy. Tell Me Where the Maid is Found. Forget me Not. Ah! Men, What Silly Things You Are. Farewell, My Donkey Neddy. Life is Darken'd O'er With Woe. Let's Drink, My Friends. Dash Along to the Mellow-Toned Horn.

Illustration on title page of a tall ship at sea

Tags: # of Woodcuts: 1, Bib Context: title-page, Chapbook Genre: ballads & songs, Chapbook Publisher - Glasgow: Printed for the Booksellers, Outdoor Scene, Transportation: ship/boat(s)

The Juvenile Prayer-Book, Containing a Selection of Prayers for Children, From Two to Twelve Years of Age. With Graces Before and After Meat.

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Kate Dalrymple, and The Flowers of the Forest. to which is added, Loud Roared the Dreadful Thunder. The Bonny Blue Bonnet. This is no my Plaid. Ye Banks and Braes.

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The King's Daughter; Together with Catherine Johnstone.

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A knight has a long affair with a cottage maiden, who he loves, but he must break it off with her when he becomes betrothed to the king’s daughter. She receives the news well and wishes him well, although she appears sad for herself. When he rides to…

The Knight of Elle; A scarce and Favourite Old Scotch Ballad.

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A tale of romance between the daughter of a Baron and a knight from feuding houses. When the lady is promised to another, she sends her page to the knight, the Child of Elle, who comes to rescue her in the night. When the daughter is discovered…

The Lass of Fair Wone: or The Parson's Daughter betrayed. A Celebrated Ballad, Translated from the German.

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A tragic tale of the daughter of a parson who is seduced by the local lord with sweet words, empty promises, and jewels. When her pregnancy can no longer be hidden, she is beaten and cast out by her father. She seeks the home of the lord, who refuses…

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